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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So which one, families donated to buy teachers tickets or they were comped if they expressed hardship? Sincerely asking as we're looking for solution too.[/quote]

Both.  We had some families buy extra tickets and tell the organizers just to distribute as the organizers saw fit (to teachers/staff/families).  Other families bought specific teachers and their guests tickets.  And then, toward the end of the process, when it was clear that we had secured very generous corporate sponsorships, we didn't worry about mapping specific tickets to specific donations.  We just created a list of people who wanted/needed free or reduced tickets and put them on the guest list.  I'd add that it was our first Gala.  We had no idea how much things were going to cost, how many people could come, how much we would raise, etc..  So, in hindsight, it's easy to criticize some decisions.  But, the reality was that the committee had to make hundreds of decisions, including ticket prices, without the benefit of historical data.  When we had a firmer idea of what was happening, we made a significant portion of the tickets free, and I can honestly say I don't think money was a factor for anyone.  Others here, divorced from the school, may disagree.  But the hugs during the Gala, the emails from the teachers afterward, and the love on Facebook tells an entirely different story, and that's the one I'm going to take to heart.  [/quote]

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